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sham    Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004   | Anyone have these plecos? Also anyway to tell what kind it is exactly. It was somewhat an impulse buy but they only had 1 left and someone else asking about plecos so I'm $50 poorer. I checked planetcatfish and I either have L018 or L177 but it seems there's no way to tell them apart. Also I was wondering what anyone feeds them. I was told it's a fairly good algae eater that gets 8" but I've read they prefer some meaty foods and can get over 10". |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05 |     |
ACIDRAIN     Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002   | They are good algae eaters, and yes they do need some protein in their diets. With the gold nuggets there is no way to tell them apart. So, just keep it as a gold nugget, lol. There is always a bigger fish... |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05 | |
sirbooks   Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004  | I don't agree totally with what you were told. Both of these plecos reach over a foot in most cases. They are very similar in looks and in care. I don't know how good they are at eating algae, but I'm pretty sure that they are both herbivores. Vegetables and algae wafers are good foods for them, with occasional live food as a treat. |
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| sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004 | Actually doing a search on planetcatfish forums many people said the L177 is the smallest of the gold nuggets and would only get to around 8-10" while they others would get somewhere around 10-12 or in some cases over. I did figure the 8" was conservative since the guy disagreed with me about royal and sailfin sizes claiming they only get 10-12". |
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| Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004 | Hate to tell you this, but PC is occasionally wrong, as their profiles are member submitted as well. It is unkown how large any of these species actually get as most, if not all, of these species die prematurely in the home aquaria. On the other hand, GNs are HORRIBLE algae eaters. The only things these guys really eat algae well off of is bogwood. Their diet is heavily protein ba |
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